Chapter 4 Indian-heads: before the Lincoln penny, there were Indian-head pennies.
One Man's Family: a radio serial (like a soap opera) which began in 1932 and proved to be enormously popular for almost 30 years. By acting out their version of the Radley story, the children are playing in their own version of the drama. Chapter 5
Old Testament pestilence: Pestilence refers to a condition or disease that causes massive damage or death. One example of pestilence in the Old Testament of the Bible is a plague of locusts, such as the one described in Exodus 10.
Second Battle of the Marne: a battle in World War I.
Chapter 7
Egyptians walked that way: Jem's assumptions as to how Egyptians would have walked is probably based on pictures of Egyptian art.
TKAM Allusions
Allusions Chp 4-7
Chapter 4
Indian-heads: before the Lincoln penny, there were Indian-head pennies.
One Man's Family: a radio serial (like a soap opera) which began in 1932 and proved to be enormously popular for almost 30 years. By acting out their version of the Radley story, the children are playing in their own version of the drama.
Chapter 5
Old Testament pestilence: Pestilence refers to a condition or disease that causes massive damage or death. One example of pestilence in the Old Testament of the Bible is a plague of locusts, such as the one described in Exodus 10.
Second Battle of the Marne: a battle in World War I.
Chapter 7
Egyptians walked that way: Jem's assumptions as to how Egyptians would have walked is probably based on pictures of Egyptian art.